Recent significant risk events, including catastrophic weather events, cybercrime, macroeconomic issues, and supply chain interruptions, have resulted in an increased focus on risk and risk management by boards of directors. One of the board’s key oversight roles is to understand the organization’s strategic risks and the relationship between risk and strategy. This Director Notes describes the factors that are driving the need for strategic risk management,outlines a strategic risk assessment process, and offers recommendations for integrating risk management in strategy execution and measurement.